Eucalyptus punctata

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Eucalyptus punctata DC.

Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)

Eucalyptus biturbinata L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus punctata DC. var. punctata (nomenclatural synonym)
Eucalyptus punctata var. didyma R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus shiressii Maiden & Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
Eucalyptus tereticornis var. brachycorys Benth. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (6), ABRS_2023 (34), Blackman_2023 (4), CPBR_2002 (8), Clarke_2015 (3), Gallagher_2015 (1), Grootemaat_2017_1 (283), Hughes_1992 (3), Ilic_2000 (1), Kew_2019_1 (4), Kew_2019_6 (4), Kubiak_2009 (1), McCarthy_2017 (10), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (9), NHNSW_2022 (6), NHNSW_2023 (32), NSWFRD_2014 (9), Nicolle_2006 (3), Ooi_2007 (68), Portelli_2023 (47), Rosell_2014 (8), Schulze_2006 (6), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Stephens_2024 (16), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2014 (31), Wright_2000 (3). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 130 traits from 608 records in 29 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response

resprouting_capacity (categorical): resprouts (4) [sources: Clarke_2015; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Stephens_2024]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_dry_mass (numerical): 170.01 mg (143.52-210.92 mg) [sources: Portelli_2023]
fruit_length (numerical): 7.9 mm (4-12 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_width (numerical): 7.6 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
fruit_height (numerical): 7.5 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 2530.16 mm2 (1483.88-4660 mm2) [sources: Grootemaat_2017_1; McCarthy_2017; Portelli_2023; Westoby_2014]
leaf_length (numerical): 92.68 mm (10.1-180 mm) [sources: Grootemaat_2017_1; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_width (numerical): 19.99 mm (2.3-37 mm) [sources: Grootemaat_2017_1; ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; NHNSW_2023; Stephens_2024]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 575.77 mg (432.67-1141.51 mg) [sources: Grootemaat_2017_1; Portelli_2023]
petiole_length (numerical): 2.02 cm (1.5-2.6 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 202.38 g/m2 (103.5-296.52 g/m2) [sources: Grootemaat_2017_1; McCarthy_2017; Portelli_2023; Schulze_2006; Westoby_2014]
leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); lanceolate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Munroe_2019]
plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; CPBR_2002; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
flowering_time (categorical): yyynnnnnnnny (1); yyynynnnnnny (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; Stephens_2024]
seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (1) [sources: Ooi_2007]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2); epicormic_buds (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Nicolle_2006]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 12.08 mg/g (11.3-13.4 mg/g) [sources: Schulze_2006; Westoby_2014]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.6 mg/g (0.6-0.6 mg/g) [sources: Westoby_2014]
leaf_delta13C (numerical): -26.7 {delta}[ppth] (-29.32--24.56 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Schulze_2006; Westoby_2014]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.82 mg (0.07-20.25 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Ooi_2007; Portelli_2023]
seed_length (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: CPBR_2002]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.67 mg/mm3 (0.62-0.91 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Portelli_2023; Rosell_2014; Westoby_2014]
huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Westoby_2014]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 29.17 m (10-35 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; CPBR_2002; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Grootemaat_2017_1	50	283	S. Grootemaat, I. J. Wright, P. M. van Bodegom, J. H. C. Cornelissen, and V. Shaw. “Bark traits, decomposition and flammability of Australian forest trees”. Australian Journal of Botany 65.4 (2017), p. 327. doi: 10.1071/bt16258.
Ooi_2007	2	68	M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
Portelli_2023	11	47	A. M. Portelli, S. M. Windecker, L. J. Pollock, W. C. Neal, W. K. Morris, R. Khot, and P. A. Vesk. “From mallees to mountain ash, specific leaf area is coordinated with eucalypt tree stature, resprouting, stem construction, and fruit size”. Australian Journal of Botany 71.8 (2023). Ed. by D. Williams, pp. 506-522. ISSN: 1444-9862. doi: 10.1071/bt23028.
ABRS_2023	12	34	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2023	11	32	N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Westoby_2014	31	31	S. M. Gleason, D. W. Butler, K. Zieminska, P. Waryszak, and M. Westoby. “Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species”. Functional Ecology 26 (2012), pp. 343-352. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01962.x.
Stephens_2024	9	16	R. E. Stephens, H. Sauquet, B. Laugier, C. Gosper, and R. V. Gallagher. “Eucalypt flower size and colour shaped more by pollination than abiotic environment”. in review (2024).
McCarthy_2017	2	10	J. K. McCarthy, J. M. Dwyer, and K. Mokany. “A regional-scale assessment of using metabolic scaling theory to predict ecosystem properties”. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286.1915 (2019), p. 20192221. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2221.
NHNSW_2014_2	5	9	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_2014	9	9	B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
CPBR_2002	5	8	Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. EUCLID 2.0: Eucalypts of Australia. 2002. url: http://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html.
Rosell_2014	8	8	J. A. Rosell, S. Gleason, R. Mendez-Alonzo, Y. Chang, and M. Westoby. “Bark functional ecology: Evidence for tradeoffs, functional coordination, and environment producing bark diversity”. New Phytologist 201.2 (2014), pp. 486-497. doi: 10.1111/nph.12541.
ABRS_2022	3	6	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2022	3	6	N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Schulze_2006	3	6	E. Schulze, N. C. Turner, D. Nicolle, and J. Schumacher. “Species differences in carbon isotope ratios, specific leaf area and nitrogen concentrations in leaves of Eucalyptus growing in a common garden compared with along an aridity gradient”. Physiologia Plantarum 127.3 (2006), pp. 434-444. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2006.00682.x.
Blackman_2023	4	4	C. J. Blackman, B. Halliwell, G. E. Hartill, and T. J. Brodribb. “Petiole XLA (xylem to leaf area ratio) integrates hydraulic safety and efficiency across a diverse group of eucalypt leaves”. Plant, Cell & Environment 47.1 (2023), pp. 49-58. ISSN: 1365-3040. doi: 10.1111/pce.14713.
Kew_2019_1	1	4	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Kew_2019_6	1	4	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Sjostrom_2006	4	4	A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
Clarke_2015	3	3	P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
Hughes_1992	3	3	L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Nicolle_2006	3	3	D. Nicolle. “A classification and census of regenerative strategies in the eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia and Eucalyptus - Myrtaceae), with special reference to the obligate seeders”. Australian Journal of Botany 54.4 (2006), pp. 391-407. doi: 10.1071/bt05061.
Wright_2000	3	3	I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.x.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Gallagher_2015	1	1	R. Gallagher and R. Lanfear. “Unpublished data: Trait campaign with the Royal Botanical Gardens & Macquarie University”. 2015.
Ilic_2000	1	1	J. Ilic, D. Boland, M. McDonald, D. G, and P. Blakemore. Woody density phase 1 - State of knowledge. National Carbon Accounting System. Technical Report 18. Tech. rep. Australian Greenhouse Office, Canberra, Australia, 2000.
Kubiak_2009	1	1	P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Munroe_2019	1	1	S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.